Also a
book by
Judy Blume, dealing with issues about
first love,
sex, and
growing up in
1970s
America.
ISBN 0671695304
Written for a
young adult audience, Blume describes the happenings in the lives of Katherine and Michael through younger eyes, from their first meeting, their
growing attraction and love for each other, the
first time they decide to have sex, and Katherine's choices of
birth control. When events happen to separate Michael and Katherine for a temporary (but extended) period of time, Katherine finds herself having feelings for someone other than Michael, causing her to question her concept of being forever with who she thought was
the one. The book deals with the sexual exploration and discovery between Michael and Katherine in a frank and honest manner, with perhaps a little
poetic licence in the
rose-tinted glasses department.